Carlos Andrés Hostia Villanueva

Multiple
Intelligences
 Linguistic Intelligence
According to Howard Gardner’s the Linguistic Intelligence is
the capacity to use words effectively, whether orally or in writing. This
intelligence is related to language learning and development of syntax
or structure of language, the phonology or sounds of language, the
semantics or meanings of language, and the pragmatic dimensions or
practical uses of language.

Activities:
Writing stories and Reading activity.
Jobs and/professions.
 Poet
 Writer
Activities in the English class:
1.Read the story of Little Red Riding Hood
2.Respond to the story and write about it.
 Mathematical Intelligence
(“Number/Reasoning smart”)
According to Howard Gardner’s the Mathematical Intelligence is the capacity to
use numbers effectively and to reason well. This intelligence is related to
language learning since acquire a familiarity with the vocabulary and structures
used and also sensitivity to logical patterns and relationships, statements and
propositions, functions, and other related abstractions.

Activities: Jobs and/professions:

Puzzles and number sequence  Scienti
 Mathematician

Activities in the English class:

1. solve puzzle games using numbers.
2. use numbers to do addition and
subtraction in English.
 Musical Intelligence
(“Music Smart”)
According to Howard Gardner’s Musical Intelligence is the capacity to
perceive, discriminate, transform, and express musical forms. This intelligence
is related to language learning and development of language skills such as
reading, speaking, writing and listening and also sensitivity to the rhythm,
pitch or melody, and timbre or tone color of a musical piece.

General activities:
jobs and/professions.
 Singing
music composers.
 playing with instruments
 music teachers.
Activities in the English class:
1 Describe the instruments in a video.
2. Sing a song about pets.
 Visual Intelligence
(“Picture Smart”)
According to Howard Gardner’s Visual Intelligence is the ability to perceive
the visual world accurately and to perform transformations upon those
perceptions. This intelligence is related to language learning with the
description of people, animals or objects and also involves sensitivity to
color, line, shape, form, space, and the relationships that exist between
these elements.

Jobs and/professions:
Activities: Artist
Painting, drawing, visual rich multimedia architect
activities

Activities in the English class:

1 Use flashcards to describe their favorite singer.
2. watch a video and draw the characters in the story.
 Kinesthetic Intelligence
(“Body Smart”)
According to Howard Gardner’s the Kinesthetic Intelligence is the Expertise in using one’s
whole body to express ideas and feelings and facility in using one’s hands to produce or
transform things. This intelligence is related to language learning and development of
language skills such as reading, speaking and listening and specific physical skills such as
coordination, balance, dexterity, strength, flexibility, and speed.

General activities:
Dance, aerobic exercise, drama. Jobs and/professions:
Dancers
Physical education teacher
Activities in the English class:
 Role play the story.
 Dramatic re-enactments of
historical or literary events
 Naturalist intelligence
(“Nature Smart”)
Jobs and/professions:
Farmers and florists According to Howard Gardner’s the
Naturalist intelligence is expertise in the
recognition and classification of the
numerous species—the flora and fauna—of
an individual’s environment. This
intelligence is related to language learning
and development of language skills such as
reading, speaking and listening.

Activities in the English class:

 Educational outings to zoos and environmental parks.
 Collecting natural organisms - feathers, leaves, flowers etc.

Activities:
 Collect items from nature
 Go on nature walks
 Interpersonal (Social) Intelligence
(“People Smart”)
According to Howard Gardner’s the Interpersonal Intelligence is ability to perceive and make
distinctions in the moods, intentions, motivations, and feelings of other people. This can
include sensitivity to facial expressions, voice, and gestures. This intelligence is related to
language learning in the use of speaking skills to communicate and express feelings and
emotions.
Jobs and/professions:
politician
Activities: sociologist
pair - share activities and dramatic play

Activities in the English class:

1.Work in cooperative groups to design and
complete projects with oral presentation
2. Play Cooperative or team video games.
 Intra-personal Intelligence
According to Howard Gardner’s, the Intra-personal Intelligence is Self-knowledge and
the ability to act adaptively on the basis of that knowledge. This intelligence includes
having an accurate picture of oneself; awareness of inner moods, intentions,
motivations, temperaments, and desires; and the capacity for self-discipline, self-
understanding, and self-esteem. This intelligence is related to language learning
because the students to know himself and hence apply this knowledge to develop
learning strategies based on their strong points.
Jobs and/professions:
 Psychiatry,
 spiritual counseling,
Activities:  philosopher
 Self paced independent work
 exploration and reflection
Activities in the English class:
1. Write essays about which historical or literary figures they would
want to be
2. Rewrite a story from their point of view